2000 Edition
CIA World Factbook 2000 (Project Gutenberg)
Countries
237
Data Records
33,395
Categories
9
Source
CIA World Factbook 2000 (Project Gutenberg)
Geography
Area
- land
- 1 sq km
- total
- 1 sq km
- water
- 0 sq km
Area - comparative
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical
Coastline
3.7 km
Elevation extremes
- highest point
- unnamed location 7 m
- lowest point
- Indian Ocean 0 m
Environment - current issues
NA
Geographic coordinates
15 52 S, 54 25 E
Geography - note
climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
Irrigated land
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
- arable land
- 0%
- forests and woodland
- 0%
- other
- 100% (scattered bushes)
- permanent crops
- 0%
- permanent pastures
- 0%
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims
- contiguous zone
- 12 nm
- continental shelf
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone
- 200 nm
- territorial sea
- 12 nm
Natural hazards
NA
Natural resources
fish
Terrain
low, flat, and sandy
People and Society
Population
uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
Government
Country name
- conventional long form
- none
- conventional short form
- Tromelin Island
- local long form
- none
- local short form
- Ile Tromelin
Data code
TE
Dependency status
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Flag description
the flag of France is used
Economy
Economy - overview
no economic activity
Communications
Communications - note
important meteorological station
Transportation
Airports
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
- total
- 1 under 914 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Ports and harbors
none; offshore anchorage only
Military and Security
Military - note
defense is the responsibility of France
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
- claimed by Madagascar and Mauritius
- TUNISIA